Harvard Heights stabbing: Woman killed, husband injured

HARVARD HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a stabbing that left a woman dead and her husband critically injured in the Harvard Heights area.

Officers responded to the 1700 block of Hobart Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Sunday and found the woman's body blocking the inside doorway of the home.

Her husband was found in the bedroom, suffering from stab wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital and is expected to survive, police said.

The victim who died has only been identified as a woman in her 40s.

The circumstances and motive for the stabbings are unknown. No suspect information was immediately released.

Anyone with information was asked to contact LAPD West Bureau Homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470.